Lucas Ribeiro (Brazilian footballer)

Lucas Ribeiro dos Santos (born 19 January 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Goiás.

Vitória
Born in Salvador, Bahia, Ribeiro graduated from the youth academy of Vitória (after joining at the age of 16) and was promoted to the senior team in 2018.

On 23 August, he made his first team debut, playing the whole ninety minutes of a 1–0 defeat against Flamengo. Eight days later, he extended his contract until 2021.

TSG Hoffenheim
On 28 January 2019, Ribeiro joined German club TSG Hoffenheim and signed a contract until the summer of 2023.

Internacional
He played only two games for Hoffenheim before joining Internacional on loan.

Ceará
On 18 January 2022, Ribeiro was loaned to Ceará for 2022 season.

International career
In October 2018, Ribeiro was called up to the Brazil under-20 for friendlies against Chile. On 13 December 2018, he was included in the under-20 team for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. Ribeiro is regarded as one of the best emerging defenders to come out of Brazil. A bright future at international level is predicted for Ribeiro.